A researcher from the University of Colorado sent a group of people camping in order to understand if it’s possible to “reset” our biological clock and allow it to restart in the right way.

Do you suffer from insomnia and your nights don’t go by nice and smoothly? Find out why a vacation “under the stars” could help you regain a healthy sleep!

A relaxing stay under the stars

Kenneth Wright, researcher at the University of Colorado, has conducted an experiment on a group of people who agreed to spend several wilderness nights without electricity and without using electronic appliances.

Let’s reset the clock!

Dr Wright then took note of the melatonin levels in all participants both before and after the experiment. According to his studies, our biological clock is “moved forward” of nearly 2 hours compared to the natural sleep-wake cycle.

This would be the cause of many sleep disorders that afflict modern humans.

All it takes is a couple of days to find lost sleep!

What really amazed the American researcher is the speed with which our body adapts to new situations: all it takes is one weekend away from electronic devices, following the gentle rhythm of night and day, to put it all back in place!

Continue to sleep well, even under a roof

If you wish to continue enjoying the benefits of nature, just follow a few simple rules:

• go to bed and get up always at the same time;
• rest at least 7 hours per night;
• choose a bed system which satisfies your physical features and needs.

Besides the mattress, don’t forget that the choice of a bed base and pillow is important to ensure a regenerating sleep. Try out now our online configurator and find the perfect sleeping pillow for you!

The warm season is finally here bringing along also heat and the first sleepless nights due to the high temperature in bedrooms.

Air conditioning is the most obvious solution to heat problems, but not always the best: headaches, stiff necks, joint pains and allergies are just some of the major disorders caused by an improper use of air conditioning.

Pros and cons of air conditioners

Air conditioning has changed our lifestyle: it allows us to work and be productive even during the hottest hours of the day, to easily carry out various daily activities avoiding heat strokes and even helps us sleep better.

The problem is that the way we use air conditioning is too often incorrect, causing headaches, stiff necks and various joint pains, not to mention respiratory problems and gastrointestinal disorders.

So basically, setting the air conditioner at 20 degrees centigrade when there are 38 outdoors, is the worst use that can be done.

5 tips to make the best use of air conditioning and sleep wondefully!

Make best use of your air conditioner to help yourself sleep well without compromising your health. Here are 5 practical tips for a proper use of air conditioners:

1. set the temperature to a maximum of 6/7 degrees below the outside temperature;
2. never direct the air jet directly on you, but always upwards;
3. in order to not wake up all sore, it would be better to switch on the air conditioner in your room before going to bed, to then switch it back off during the night;
4. remember to often clean its filters so not to disperse dangerous microorganisms into the air;
5. use the timer to set the conditioner’s automatic shutdown: once you have fallen asleep, your body will naturally cool down a few degrees and you will be able to sleep without problems!

And what if I don’t have an air conditioner or I don’t want to use it at night?

If you prefer not to use air conditioning or don’t have it, choose a “cool” bed system: discover all our solutions for a refreshing sleep!

Summer is the season of colors and flavors: fruits and vegetables should never be missing on our tables and during the warm season we have plenty to chose from!

But can fruit also help us to rest better? And if so, what are the best fruits to adjust our circadian rhythm? Find out now!

Cherries, a natural supply of melatonin!

Melatonin is the hormone that regulates our sleep-wake cycle and helps us rest well each night. Cherries, besides being rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, are a natural source of melatonin!

Passion fruit, to relax and sleep wonderfully

Passion fruit is perfect to lower blood pressure and act as a natural “sedative”.

Grapes, to fight sleep disorders!

Grapes, like cherries, are a natural supply of melatonin; fight insomnia also at the table by choosing the right foods.

Banana, magnesium and potassium to stretch muscles

Bananas, which are rich of precious elements such as magnesium and potassium, help relax muscles and therefore give relief to the entire body.

Kiwis, 2 every night for a wonderful sleep!

A two-year research seems to have proven it: eating kiwis in the evening helps us fall asleep faster and sleep longer.

The time necessary to fall asleep fell by 35% for those who ate kiwis regularly in the evening!

Always choose the best for your rest!

A healthy lifestyle requires healthy food, regular exercise and regenerating nights of rest. It is therefore important to always make the right choices for your well-being.

Choose to rest on a bed system that suits your physical needs and features: find a mattress, pillow and bed base that are perfect for you!

But let’s start out with what you shouldn’t do: sit in front of your computer screen or smartphone!

Don’t put off a good night’s sleep till tomorrow! Here are 6 things you should absolutely do every night before going to sleep!

1. End your day

Be sure to end your working day before leaving the office; after many hours of work, it’s time to relax and be with the people you love!

2. Make yourself comfortable

To definitively unplug from your daily stress and chaos, make yourself comfortable: take off your jacket, tie and heels and you’ll let your body know that it’s time to relax.

3. Plan and prepare everything for tomorrow

For a really hot start as soon as you wake up, you just need to have your ideas clear on all your commitments for the day as soon as you get out of bed: have a schedule ready together with your clothes and bag.

4. Disconnect!

And this goes for the virtual world as much as for the real one: disconnect from your “virtual” commitments but also from real ones: evenings are also the ideal moment to spend some time alone with yourself.

5. Stretch & No-stress

Evenings are the ideal time to indulge in a few minutes of relaxation by performing simple stretching exercises that will help both body and mind to relax and regenerate.

6. Set the mood

It’s certainly easier to relax and prepare for the night in an environment where lights are soft, all devices are off, with no annoying noises and everything pretty much tidy: use relaxing music, lower or turn off lights and relax!

Now you’re ready to enjoy your rejuvenating night’s rest!

Relaxed, at peace and relieved from stress you are ready to get the most out of a well-deserved night’s rest: choose a mattress, pillow and bed base that best fit your body in order to sleep wonderfully and recharge your energy!

People can be divided into 2 groups when speaking terms of rest habits: skylarks, who like to wake up early, and owls, who on the other hand prefer to stay up until late and sleep as much as possible in the morning.

You will surely recognize yourself in one of the 2 chronotypes! What you don’t know is that waking up late in the morning is not just a laziness index.

Sleeping until late? Smart stuff!

An American psychologist tried to understand whether children’s and teenagers’ resting habits could affect their intelligence.

This is why she decided to carry out a research on more than 20,000 teens and children in order to find out if there was any correlation.

The doctor then submitted each of them to an intelligence test and repeated it five years later taking into account, however, the exact resting habits of the people analyzed.

After a careful analysis, the results were absolutely amazing: intelligence tests with higher marks were those taken by “owl” teens.

Good news for owls aren’t over!

Another study carried out at Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Milan has shown that owls are not only “smarter” than skylarks, but also more creative!

This is because people who prefer night to day are also the most “unconventional” and therefore more likely to think outside the box.

Each to their own rhythm

Being an owl or a skylark is not our choice since it’s written in our DNA! You can find more information in this article: Morning bird or sleepyhead? It’s all written in your DNA!

The smartest choice? Sleep well every night!

Whether you are a skylark or an owl, the important thing for our body and mind is to rest for as long as necessary and in the best way possible!

So a careful choice of the right mattress, bed base and pillow is the ideal solution for any skylark or owl in the world!

Music makes us sing and dance; music thrills us and makes our hearts beat faster. But music also makes us fall asleep!

Starting from this idea, a truly unique concert was held in Italy: a long night of music at the theater, comfortably lying in a sleeping bag!

What is a sleep concert?

Usually, when you are at a theater, falling asleep during a concert or a play is more a fear than anything else! But not this time!

At the Donizetti Theater in Bergamo the audience was provided with linens and pillows in order to get comfortable in the hall, from which all chairs were taken away, and enjoy 8 hours of music from evening until morning!

To each stage of sleep, its own music!

Many and different artists performed on stage, all in different ways from one another: music ranged from electronic to classic, trying to favor the various phases of sleep.

What is the ideal music for falling asleep?

If we look for a specific playlist to help us fall asleep we will find almost exclusively new age and classical music.

But actually, a recent study published by the magazine Nature has confirmed that there is no perfect music for sleep: music acts on our emotions and this is why its effects are strongly subjective. In short, there are some people who find rest by listening to Mozart and others by listening to Eminem, it’s just a matter of taste!

How was the night out at the theater?

Some were able to fall asleep and rest several hours, others remained in a state of twilight sleep and others weren't able to close their eyes!

Of course the experiment would have definitely had different results if people would have had the chance to lie on a real mattress!

Remember that a bed system is the first and most important factor to ensure a healthy and long night of rest: always choose carefully the right mattress, pillow, and bed base for your bedroom.

A perfect bed system is music for your body!

Find the bed system that best suits your physical characteristics and try the online configurator able to suggest the perfect pillow for you through 3 simple measurements!

A good night’s sleep helps us to recover: our bodies and minds relax and recharge themselves with energies.

Looking sleepy will not only give you a less appealing appearance, but it will also affect your interpersonal relationships: yes, because the less you sleep and the less people will like you!

A research carried out in Sweden confirmes it

Researchers at the Karolina Institute have tried to understand what could be the social consequences of bad resting habits.

Say: “Cheese”!

A group of 25 volunteers, both men and women, were selected, willing to have themselves photographed just after waking up (and with no make-up) after sleeping at least 8 hours for 2 consecutive nights!

But there was also a second group of volunteers: those who were granted only 4 hours of sleep instead of 8! Same story: a nice shot right after stepping out of bed!

Good looking, healthy and reliable?

Once the researchers finished collecting the pictures of all volunteers, they showed them to more than 100 people who were asked to give a vote to each face based on: physical attractiveness, apparent health status and reliability.

Who received the lowest scores? Of course those who chose bad resting habits! Just a few hours of sleep per night will not make you appear beautiful and fit!

The less you sleep, the less people will like you

But there’s more: respondents have confirmed that they are unlikely to socialize with people from the sleepy group!

Resting well every night, for the time needed to regenerate and recharge ourselves is at the basis of a healthy lifestyle!

A first impression is always right!

It’s not only about appearance: when you rest little or badly, your body suffers. Tired eyes, lack of energy and colorless complexion are just some of the symptoms brought by wrong resting habits.

Choose the best for your nights of regenerating sleep

Stick as much as possible to the same hours every day, sleep at least 7 hours a night and possibly on a bed system that suits your physical features.

Furthermore, find now your perfect pillow thanks to our online configurator!

During the summer, holidays and trips can alter our regularity; just one week can change the more or less regular rhythms of our body.

When we have very long trips we suffer more from the consequences of change due to jet lag, but the risk of compromising our rest is high even when we stay in the same time zone.

Discover 6 practical and simple tips to help you find serenity and rest well right away!

Don’t waste the beneficial effects of a vacation!

Holidays should help us to recharge, relax and make us happier; that’s why it’s important not to waste its benefits!

Our internal clock is very sensitive to changes and it takes just a few days to mess it up.

It is a very accurate clock that tends to respect precise times without we even noticing it: an hour before waking up the body knows that we are about to get up and therefore sleep becomes lighter, body temperature rises and so do cortisol levels.

This is why we often feel so off during the first days back at work, when the alarm clock suddenly rings, earlier than usual, while our body is still in a deep sleep.

Here are 6 practical tips that will help you to regain a regular regenerating sleep more easily!

1. Get ahead

This advice is good for both jet lag and for those who just need to “readjust” their rhythm after a vacation.

Instead of starting abruptly at the usual time, modify your habits a little at a time a few days before getting back in order to avoid the shock effect!

It would be best to plan your vacation so you have 2/3 days of “pre-adaptation” at home before going back to the office.

2. Help yourself with light!

Once you get up try to get as much light possible in your home so your body will soon understand that it’s time to wake up!

The same applies to darkness: to “fix” your biological clock habits faster, try to lower lights as early as possible in the evening, so your body will understand that it’s almost time to get to sleep and will adjust accordingly.

3. Eat cherries

Melatonin is a winning weapon against problems related to sleep irregularity; cherries are really rich of melatonin, so eating this fruit or drinking the juice can be a good aid against tiredness.

4. Keep hydrated

Water is the main component of our body, yet most people don’t drink enough during the day. Among the various negative effects of dehydration, we find that it also lowers melatonin levels in the body and compromises our rest.

Avoid sparkling or sweet drinks; but you can occasionally have some natural coconut water that is perfect for moisturizing the body.

5. Get the best from your vacation to start off with a bang!

Traveling, relaxing and staying away from work helps to improve our lives: when you get back from the holidays, make sure that the energy and positivity of those days stay with you for the rest of the year.

Make room for new ideas, schedule other vacations, surround yourself with the positivity and exceptionality of those moments to best face the routine of everyday life!

6. Give your body the best!

Being able to rest well on vacation like at home, staying fit and sleeping greatly all year round are goals that you can achieve by giving your body every night the best possible conditions for good sleep.

That’s why it’s important to carefully choose your bed system to ensure a truly restful night: find the perfect mattress for you and thanks to our configurator and 3 simple measurements you’ll find the pillow that suits your physical features!

Sleep and all the mechanisms that regulate it are still partly a mystery to scientists, but today we can count on some certainties that can help us rest better and thus improve the quality of our lives.

Over the past 10 years, great strides have been made and many are the discoveries regarding rest which lead us towards more conscious and correct choices. What are these discoveries?

1. We sleep, our brains don’t

A research published in 2014 in the scientific magazine Current Biology confirmed it: when we sleep our brain works full-time in order to consolidate our memories and delete information considered "less important".

2. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise!”

Benjamin Franklin’s famous quotation found scientific proof after the publication in the scientific magazine Emotion in 2012: the results obtained have in fact proved that people who go to bed early in the evening and wake up early in the morning are more predisposed to positive attitudes and better health in general.

3. You can "reset" your body clock

In 2015, researchers at Vanderbilt University discovered that we can actually "reset" our body clock in order to properly adjust the sleep-wake cycle - a major discovery for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as insomnia.

4. Smartphones ruin our rest

This nearly sounds like an elementary truth but in 2013 it was a research carried out at the Mayo Clinic that demonstrated the damaging effects that latest generation devices have on our rest: the light emitted by smartphones is capable of altering the production of melatonin, the hormone that regulates our circadian rhythm.

5. Lack of sleep affects our judgment skills

A 2007 study has shown that lack of sleep can cause us to underestimate risks and overestimate the benefits of our decisions, thus giving us a distorted view of reality!

Now you have 5 more good reasons for sleeping well!

Carefully choose your bed system and do your best to improve the quality of your rest and therefore your life!

When is the right time to change your mattress? And how can you choose from the many different types available on the market?

Today we want to direct you towards the best choice.

Is it time to change your mattress?

The average lifespan of a mattress is about 8 years, but this is not always the case: some mattresses can last well beyond this timeframe.

Your body is the perfect judge: if you constantly wake up with aching joints, if you don’t rest well and if you notice strange dips on your mattress, it’s definitely time to change it!

Which is the best mattress for me?

If you have the chance to purchase a mattress directly from a retailer, try it out: lie down, try the various positions you usually take during the night and don’t forget to take your partner if you have to buy a double-sized mattress!

But if you purchase your mattress online, consider a few factors:

1. At the time of purchase you will have to be able to choose among different possibilities of stiffness which will increase or decrease depending on your weight.
2. Spring mattresses must have differentiated bearing areas in order to provide modulated support depending on the area of ​​the body to be supported.
3. Memory foam mattresses have the advantage of molding themselves directly on your body thanks to their ability to “feel” body warmth, thus becoming extremely welcoming.
4. Latex mattresses are best suited for position changes during the night because, unlike memory foam mattresses, they have a more elastic response.
5. The choice of a mattress is closely linked to the choice of a bed base: in fact, don’t forget that also the quality and structure of a bed base is essential to obtain a quality bed system.

Make the right choice!

If you are still in doubt about the best solution, browse our online catalogue to find out which is the perfect mattress for you!

Have you ever thought about the reason why we use a “cover” during sleep? Of course when temperatures are low, it’s easy to deduce the motivation; yet the reason why we love to have them always available is not just to protect ourselves from cold!

In fact, sheets are not only used by populations who live in cold climates but also by those who live in the equatorial forest!

Let’s find out why!

A bite of history…

Bed sheets were made of linen for Egyptians, wool for ancient Romans and cotton in medieval Europe. But at that time, these things were only for rich people! Large canvases, in fact, cost too much for the majority.

Only in the modern era, with the advent of industrialization, the production of sheets began to spread and their use was extended to middle-class families.

On the other hand, beds were the most expensive pieces of furniture in a house, the most important for young couples getting married!

Beds and sheets were so important that they were often handed down from generation to generation as a legacy of great value. Still today, a trousseau is an accepted custom, which mainly consists of bed linen which the bride takes to her new home!

Why can’t we help sleeping without sheets?

An interesting research on the use of sheets was carried out in 2002 on many people living in warm weather countries. What was the outcome? Even those who live in Central Africa want sheets on their bed!

According to the director of Unity Sleep Disorder Center in New York, there are two components implicated in the “need” of a night cover.

1. The first is physiological: our body has the extraordinary ability to self-regulate its own temperature in order to protect internal organs, but during the REM phase there is a lack of this ability. This is why an external help to maintain body heat remains very useful even if outside temperatures are not so low!
2. The other component is psychological and cultural: since childhood, in fact, we are wrapped and covered by our parents when we go to sleep. There are even those who claim that sheets and their sense of protection take us back to the protection and peace of a mother’s womb.

Choose your sheets carefully!

Mattress, bed base and pillow as well as sheets are a key component of your healthy sleep, this is why they should be carefully chosen!

Newborns, just like adults, receive significant benefits from a good rest: to sleep well also means to grow strong and healthy!

A recent study carried out in Germany has however demonstrated how healthy sleep habits can have a decisive impact on infants’ ability to memorize names and object shapes. Here are the extraordinary effects of sleep on your baby’s brain development!

What happens when your baby sleeps?

A baby’s brain is really amazing: just think that a 6-month old child is already able to associate a sound with a specific word.

This is why scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science have decided to test these impressive skills in order to understand how rest can affect the development of a newborn.

What has research shown?

After selecting a group of babies with ages ranging from 6 to 8 months, they were then shown pictures of totally invented subjects to which fake names were given in order to guarantee that none of the children had ever been exposed to the same images or sounds before.

Their brain activity was then monitored thanks to special electroencephalograms.

Here’s why your baby should always sleep greatly!

After the first exposure to the image, none of the newborns were able to associate the sound of the name with a given object.

But a short nap was enough to soon memorize the sound associated to its corresponding object! But that’s not all: some of the newborns extended their rest for almost an hour and their ability to associate an object with its correct name was even better.

Scientists, in fact, tried changing the color of the object but none of the children got fooled!

Choose a healthy rest for your baby!

A baby has special needs: carefully choose the right bed, mattress and pillow. And don’t forget to stimulate your child’s brain as much as possible starting from his or her first months of life.

A great and beautiful habit is to read something to your child before going to sleep: check out where to find the best fairy tales for a good night!

We all know the importance of a good breakfast and the extraordinary benefits brought to our body through the first meal of the day.

In this article we’ll give you a few ideas to prepare an alternative and delicious breakfast. Today, however, we’ll be talking about smoothies, the perfect way to hydrate and recharge yourself with energies as soon as you step out of bed.

To get the most out of a regenerating night of sleep, jump-start your day with a blast of energy to enjoy. Here are 5 ideas for a perfect good morning smoothie!

5 smoothies for your morning wellness

1. Pineapple juice, three spoons of Greek yogurt, 1/2 pineapple, 1 mango, 1 banana and a sprinkle of ginger.
2. Orange juice, three spoons of vanilla flavored Greek yogurt, 1 peeled orange, 1 peach and 1 grated carrot.
3. Coconut water, 1 banana, half pineapple, 8 leaves of kale and 1 pear.
4. Pomegranate juice, Greek yogurt, 20/25 blueberries, 10 blackberries and 10 cherries (as alternative to cherries you can use raspberries or strawberries).
5. Almond milk, 2 spoons of chia seeds, 2 goji berries, 1 mango and 1 banana.

Three extra tips for your super nutritious breakfast

1. For a creamier smoothie, cut the fruit into small pieces and place it in the freezer, then blend when it’s still frozen.
2. If preparing smoothies in the morning is too complicated, then prepare things ahead of time! Place your cut and already portioned fruit and vegetables in transparent bags to cover 3/4 days of smoothies. In the morning all you’ll have to do is empty the bags directly into the blender and add the liquids!
3. In this article we tipped you off with just a few ideas; now have fun creating smoothies with seasonal fruit and vegetables.

A healthy lifestyle starts with a good night of rest

Always rest on a bed system that satisfies your needs and physical features. Sleep for the amount of time your body needs to regenerate itself and then start out your day with a super nutritious and energetic breakfast.

The Brenner motorways have recently promoted a safe driving campaign which also wishes to enhance road safety through the improvement of its customers’ health.

Why sleeping well at night means being more alert and active during the day, also and especially when driving.

And what about you? Do you know when it’s time to stop for a break?

7 signs of excessive drowsiness when driving

It only takes a few careless moments to endanger your life and other people’s lives while you’re driving a car.

This is why it’s very important to listen to the signals that our body sends us. But what are the signs of an excessive drowsiness?

1. Frequent yawning.
2. Stinging and tearing in the eyes.
3. Visual disturbances and difficulty in focusing.
4. Uneasiness and continuous movements on the seat.
5. Difficulty in keeping your head up straight.
6. Difficulty in keeping the right lane.
7. Difficulty in adjusting the speed and keeping a safety distance.

As soon as you notice the first symptoms of drowsiness you should stop driving, have a break and rest for at least 20/30 minutes; then you can get going after a nice cup of coffee.

Prevention is the first step towards safe driving!

In order to avoid unnecessary dangers, just follow a few simple rules:

1. Sleep for at least 6/7 hours per night.
2. Avoid driving at night when possible.
3. Have a nap before leaving for a night trip.
4. Have a break every 2 hours and, if possible, take turns driving.
5. Have light meals.

Sleep well every night and live well every day!

Manifattura Falomo has always helped its customers find the perfect bed system able to ensure a regenerating sleep night after night.

When we sleep well and for the amount of time our body requires to regenerate itself, we can then face the day with the right deal of energy.

Carefully choose your mattress, bed base and pillow: it is important that each of these elements is compatible with your physical characteristics.

Find now the perfect bed system for you!

In Japan body care is a true religion, is this why the skin of Japanese women is so clear and smooth?

Today we’ll show you seven Japanese beauty secrets that you’ll have to try starting from tonight; yes because during the night our skin is much more receptive to any kind of treatment!

Night time, the perfect moment for becoming more beautiful

During night time the cells of our skin renew themselves much faster and furthermore, the peak of collagen production, the protein specialized in “replenishing” the skin, reaches its maximum between 11 pm and 4 am.

Night time is the perfect moment for giving yourself a true beauty treatment in order to help your skin become even healthier and more beautiful.

The 7 Japanese beauty secrets

Layering is a beauty routine used in Japan and now it’s worldwide; it’s based on 7 steps to be repeated every night.

1. Make-up removal

The first rule that every woman knows and which we mentioned also in this article. Natural oil-based cleansers are perfect to apply gently while massaging your face.

2. Cleanse your skin

After removing your make-up it’s is important to get rid of all other impurities with a gentle soap and water; also in this case, it’s best to choose a delicate product.

3. Use a toner

Toners are meant to re-balance the skin and prepare it for further treatments; floral waters are perfect in this case.

4. Use a serum

Serums are able to stimulate the cells of your skin and you should chose one geared to your skin concern: for dry, sensitive or greasy skin.

5. Treating your eye contour

The area around your eyes is one of the most delicate areas of the face, don’t forget to tap a specific eye contour cream before bedtime!

6. Apply a moisturizer

It’s time to apply a moisturizer which you will choose according to your skin’s needs.

7. Use a lip balm

The last step, often forgotten, concerns your lips: you will need just a simple shea butter lip balm to keep your lips soft.

The eighth beauty secret

Sleep at least 8 hours per night and give your skin, and your whole body, a well-deserved regenerating rest.

Find out more about our bed systems: mattresses, pillows and bed bases that will allow you to have a great rest each night.

Sleeping well is essential also for a healthy heart. People who sleep little or badly have a greater risk of suffering from heart diseases.

We know how a healthy diet, an average body weight and regular exercise will help keep your heart fit. But don’t forget a good rest! Find out why!

Our heart, the engine of life

The heart is an exceptional organ that works constantly to keep our whole body in full function. Without ever taking a moment of rest!

This is why night time sleep plays a key role on the health of our heart.

What are the risks?

Recent scientific research has proven that people who sleep less than 6 hours a night have a greater risk of heart attacks, diabetes and strokes.

And don’t think these risks concern only elder people! Starting from adolescence, lack of sleep can affect blood pressure and the percentage of cholesterol in the blood, with direct consequences on the health of the heart!

How does the lack of sleep affect your heart’s health?

Dr Phyllis Zee of the Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology explains that:

• good quality sleep increases our heart’s activity by lowering blood pressure during night time rest;
• for this reason, people who don’t sleep enough at night, don’t allow the heart to “slow down” and lower blood pressure;
• furthermore, lack of sleep increases insulin resistance, risky for the development of type 2 diabetes;
• sleeping little can increase the production of C-reactive protein, which in turn increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases;
• finally, don’t forget that sleeping little increases the feeling of appetite and together also the possibility of being overweight!

Make a “whole-hearted” choice: sleep well every night!

Make sure you have a good rest with a suitable bed system: discover the mattresses, bed bases and pillows designed by Manifattura Falomo for every need!

We well know how caffeine can alter our sleep-wake cycle, so it’s good to always keep under control its intake!

But if you thought you should just worry about limiting coffee cups, then you have to keep in mind that it’s not only coffee you have to fear!

Here are 7 things in which you wouldn’t expect to find caffeine!

Caffeine: pros and cons

Caffeine is not a good ally of rest, but that’s no reason to give it up: in the morning it helps us to wake up and in intense moments it helps us keep concentration high.

On the other hand, problems with falling asleep, anxiety and stomach disorders are some of the side effects.

So, keep track of how many cups of coffee you have every day and above all watch out for hidden caffeine!

An invisible enemy!

Here are 7 things in which you wouldn’t expect to find caffeine!

1. Drinks, we all know that in drinks such as coke, caffeine is a fundamental ingredient, but watch out also for fruit-based drinks! And don’t forget about herbal teas!
2. Decaffeinated coffee, although in small quantities, contains caffeine in any case.
3. Chocolate, caffeine is a natural component in chocolate.
4. Ice cream, of course chocolate and coffee flavors; check the ingredients, often the amounts of caffeine present are as high as those contained in a can of coke.
5. Pain killers, the most typical of all medicines for headaches often contain small amounts of caffeine.
6. Energy drinks, useful drinks while practicing physical activities can hide high amounts of caffeine.
7. Sweets and other ready-made foods: check well the labels on ready-made foods, especially the ones you give to your children!

Take care of your rest!

Caffeine can have important effects on our rest, so you should be careful of all things in which it can hide, because many small quantities have the same effects of a cup of coffee!

We have heard many times about how the position in which we sleep can reveal our personality; but a recent American study has highlighted that, on the contrary, it is our way of behaving during the day that influences the quality of our rest.

Find out now if your sleeping problems are linked to your way of relating to the world around you!

Research results

Do you happen to have a lot of nightmares? Do you often suffer from insomnia? Sometimes the cause of sleep disorders is not related to external factors but to much more internal aspects!

The research carried out by an American company has highlighted how, for example, more or less extroverted attitudes have an important influence on the quality of our rest.

Introvert or extrovert?

According to experts, extrovert people are less likely to have nightmares at night and, moreover, they tend to be much more lively in the morning, especially because they suffer less from insomnia than introverts.

Intuition or sensation?

Do you rely on your intellect when there’s a decision to make or do you listen to your feelings? In this case, the latter “win”, they rely more on what they feel, and they manage to maintain a higher level of energy during the day.

Broad-minded or too critical?

Be careful because if you are inclined to behave in a too “critical” way with others, your nights will be much more turbulent, with more frequent episodes of insomnia!

A perfect rest for everyone!

Sleeping well is fundamental for a healthy lifestyle. This is why you have to do your best to guarantee yourself a restful night.

Choose your mattress, bed base and pillow carefully: Manifattura Falomo is committed every day so that all its customers can rest on a quality bed system designed specifically to meet the different needs of each of us.

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Sleep is essential for a healthy life: sleep at least 7/8 hours per night, stick to the same time as much as possible, choose an appropriate bed system for your needs, avoid using the snooze button and any device before going to sleep.

It’s important to have these and other healthy resting habits but without degenerating into what some experts call “sleep anxiety”, which means the loss of sleep caused by the anxiety of not sleeping well and enough!

Start the year out brilliantly and free from stress! Here are 4 good resolutions for a year of true relaxation!

The scientist says: “Don’t always listen too much to us”!

Dr. Petra Simic, director and sleep expert at Bupa Health Clinics, reminds us that often, more than the directions of scientists and doctors, we should learn to listen to ourselves and the signals that our body sends us.

The best way to relax and have a healthy rest!

1. If you can sleep, do it!

Sticking to the same time as much as possible during the week and at weekends is important but sometimes unrealistic so, if you can allow yourself a longer sleep during the weekend, just do it and don’t feel guilty!

2. Lose count!

We’re used to regularly tracing calories burned during physical activity, steps taken during the day, hours of night sleep and so on. This continuous control can create stress, therefore it’s sometimes better to just “lose” count and not stress out too much with numbers.

3. Don’t make comparisons

Don’t let yourself be influenced by other people’s resting habits because each of us has different needs. Don’t ask others but only yourself about the quality of your rest.

There is no “normal” type of sleep but it’s important to find your own rhythm to do what makes you feel better.

4. Take your time

Don’t force yourself to get to bed in a hurry in the evening in order to meet certain times: relax, take it easy to prepare for the night and when you’re really ready, get under the covers. It’s not a getting-to-bed-early contest!

Ready for a new year of healthy sleep?

We all hope to improve our well-being at the beginning of a new year: learning to sleep well while respecting our needs, is the first step towards a healthier life.

Choose a quality mattress, learn to relax and leave stress out of your bedroom, you’ll see that it will be easier to live days with a boost of energy.

When we consider our bed, the first thought always goes to the mattress and the importance of a correct choice.

Weight, physical characteristics and peculiar needs are at the basis of a correct choice for what concerns a mattress. But it's good to keep in mind that the benefits of an excellent mattress could take a back seat if matched with the wrong bed base!

Here are the 4 essential questions you should ask yourself before purchasing a bed base!

1. What kind of mattress do I have?

Bed base and mattress should be matched with care: if you have a sprung mattress, for example, you shouldn’t opt ​​for an adjustable bed base because "bending" the mattress would compromise its ergonomic performances; this type of bed base is more appropriate for mattresses made of "elastic" materials such as memory or high-quality foam.

2. What kind of stiffness am I looking for?

The size of the slats greatly influences the stiffness of the mattress: the wider they are and the stiffer it will be, and vice versa.

3. What are my needs?

If you are looking for a bed base that best fits your body, then the best solution is to purchase a flexible slatted bed base with a shock absorbing system, even better if electric or manual, to adjust according to the body area. These bed bases best adapt to mattresses made of viscoelastic, memory foam or latex material.

4. And what about the framework?

Once you have chosen the bed base, don’t forget to examine the framework’s strength, that is, the supporting structure of the whole bed. Check that it is equipped with support systems that ensure durability. From now on, with Manifattura Falomo, you can choose the framework’s color: wengé, beech, ivory, eucalyptus.

Find the perfect bed base for you!

Discover all the innovative bed bases by Manifattura Falomo: go through the many different possibilities to find the one that best satisfies your needs.

Just like Ergo, the ergonomic bed base with fixed slats, provided with stiffness regulators which allow absolute flexibility; but if you wish to opt for an adjustable slatted bed base, Ergomovie is the solution you’re looking for, with 5 different junction points for a unique comfort!

And if you are uncertain, locate one of our retailers and try them out!